Governance Officer

Lgps Central; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

LGPS Central Ltd is seeking an organised Governance Administrator based in the Midlands. You will coordinate Tier One/Two/Three governance bodies, draft agendas and minutes, and maintain governance documentation to ensure high standards across the organisation.

You will support filing and reporting obligations, manage supplier relationships, and contribute to governance reviews while working in a hybrid environment with a strong emphasis on accuracy and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance within financial services or corporate sectors.
• Awareness of governance best practices and enforcing them.
• High standards of professional integrity and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee administrative coordination of Tier One, Two and Three governance bodies.
• Draft and coordinate agendas, minutes, and paper packs.
• Support governance oversight for Tier One bodies, executives and shareholder meetings.
• Ensure consistency and high governance standards across the organisation.
• Assist with Companies House filings and annual statements.
• Support governance process integrity and supplier oversight.
• Manage reviews of governance structures and Terms of Reference.

Skills

Governance experience

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

Microsoft Office

Board management tools

Education

NVQ Level 4 in Business Admin / Governance

Tools

SharePoint

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long term impact.

Based in Wolverhampton, the successful candidate will work closely with the Governance Manager, Company Secretary and Chief Legal, Compliance and Risk Officer (CLCRO) to ensure the effective management of the firm's governance framework.

What you'll be doing:

• Administrative oversight and co-ordination of all of the firm's Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three governance bodies, including:
• Drafting and coordinating agendas;
• Drafting minutes;
• Co-ordinating and quality control around packs of papers;
• Circulating papers and engaging with recipients;
• Support the Governance Manager in the administrative oversight and co-ordination for 'Tier One' governance bodies (currently including the LGPSC Board and its sub-committees and the firm's subsidiary company boards), the Executive Committee and the company's annual shareholder meetings.
• Ensure consistency and high standards of governance retained throughout the organisation.
• Timeously assisting with corporate filings with Companies House for the firm and its subsidiaries, including annual confirmation statements.
• Supporting the oversight and reporting around the integrity and efficiency of governance processes.
• Assisting with the management of key suppliers in support of the governance framework.
• Managing the 'effectiveness' reviews of the Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three bodies.
• Oversight of the Company Structure Charts, ensuring these are maintained and updated appropriately (including the Governance Structure Chart).
• Assisting with the annual review of the Company's Committee Terms of Reference (Tier 1, 2 and 3).

About us

LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK.

LGPS Central's Partner Funds are:

• Suffolk County Council

The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class.

LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links.

Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds

Requirements

• A track-record of governance experience in the financial services or corporate sectors.
• An awareness of best practice governance principles and practice and experience in reinforcing those.
• The ability to operate to high standards of professional integrity.
• Excellent inter-personal and relationship management skills.
• Highly organised and able to meet deadlines in a professional and timely manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be fully conversant in Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint and use of databases such as Excel, Word, Sharepoint, and have the ability to learn new software quickly (including board management tools).
• Desire to provide services within a culture of customer focus, continuous improvement and service excellence.

Qualifications:

• NVQ Level 4 or other qualification in Business Administration, Governance, Company Secretarial and/or equivalent in- job experience operating in a governance type administrative role.

What do we offer?

We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy:

• An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme
• An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays
• Welfare and Family friendly policies
• Enhanced pay for new parents
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme 247 Health & Wellbeing Support
• Vitality Private Medical Insurance
• Hybrid Working
• Company Service Awards
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Company Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023
• Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award LAPF In Investments Award 2023
• Winner of LAPF Investment Innovation
• Winner of Pool of the Year 2025